Improvement in portable fences



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB KILLIAN, OF MARSHALL, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT yIN PORTABLE FENCES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB KILLIAN, of Marshall, in lthe county of Marshall and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Portable Fence, and I do hereby declare that the following is a i'ull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side view of two panels ot' a fence constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2, a horizontal section ofthe same, taken in the line w x, Fig. l; Fig. 3, a side view of a portion of two panels ot' the same, showing a dilierent mode of connecting the same. t

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several ligures.

This invention relates to a new and improved portable fence, such as are designed for temporary use in certain localities and admit ot' being put up and taken down with facility.

The object of the invention is to obtain a simple, economical, and durable fence ot' the kind specited, and one which may be constructed by almost any one familiar with the use of mechanics tools.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A A', Fig. l, represents the top and bottom rails ot' the fence, and A" the center rail. These rails may be of any suitable wood, and the top and bottom rails, A A', may be one inch thick by three inches in width, and the center rail, A", one by two inches. rlhe rails A A A" are parallel with each other, and they may be ot' any desired length. They are attached at their ends to posts B, and may be framed therein by niortises and tenons, or be simply nailed to the posts. rlhe posts eX- tend down some distance belowthe bottom rail, A', and are chamtered or beveled at two opposite sides to admit ot' them being driven into the earth with facility.

The posts B,just below the bottom rail, A', have bars C attached to them at right angles or horizontally, which limit the distance the posts are to be driven into the earth, and which also serve as supports to the posts as they rest firmly on the surface of the earth.

The posts B have an oblique position relatively with the rails A A' A", as shown clearly in Fig. 2, so that when the posts are placed in contact or abutted against each other the panels ot' the fence will have a zigzag position, and form What is technically termed a Worin-fence,7 as shown in Fig. 2. These posts B are driven into the earth so as to abut against each other at the ends of the panels, and they may be connected by woodenpins, a.

D represents the pickets of thetence, which may be one-halt' inch thick and two inches wide. These pickets are attached alternately to opposite sides of the top and bottom rails, A A', and are bent around the central rail, A", as shown clearly in Figs. l and 3, and they may also be nailed to the central rail.

In cases where a worm-fence is not required the posts B may be attached to the rails A A' A" at right angles in their horizontal section, so as to cause the panels to be all in the same plane, and, if desired, the posts B need not extend the Whole height of the fence, but may be attached to the lower rails, A', only, the upper ends of the posts having tenons formed on them to pass through the rails A', as shown clearly in Fig. 3. These short posts B have rods E running horizontally through4 them, which serve the same purpose as the bars C, which are attached to the posts B. The ends ot' the rails in Fig. 3 are connected together by vertical pins b, the ends of the rails of one panel overlapping those of the adjoining panel.

By this arrangement a very simple, economical, and durable fence is obtained, one that may be constructed by almost any one familiar with niechanics tools. rIhe pickets D, in consequence of being attached to the rails, as shown and described, render the panels extremely stift' and firm.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure` by Letters Patent, is-

The pickets D, attached to the rails A A' A" by bending the same alternately in reverse directions around the central rail, A", and securing the same alternately to opposite sides ot' the top and bottom rails, A A', in connection with the posts B, attached to one or more of the rails, and provided with horizontal bars C or rods E, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

JACOB KILLIAN,

Witnesses:

HENRY ANsoN, AUSTIN M. ANsoN 

